Instructions tested with macOS 11 (Big Sur)

Note: These instructions have not been tested on an Apple laptop with an Apple silicon processor.

Install Git

1. Open the Terminal by going to the Finder (the first icon on the Dock, AKA the Smiley Face icon) Application and pressing the ⌘-⇧-U (Shift-Command-U) keys on the keyboard at the same time. In the Utilities folder window that appears, find and click the Terminal icon.

2. Type the command in red to install Git.

~ $ git --version

3. Select the “Install” button when the “The “git” command requires the command line developer tools. Would you like to install the tools now?” dialog box appears.

4. Select the “Agree” button on the “Command Line Tools License Agreement” window.

5. The “Installing Software” progress bar will display the install progress. It may take several minutes for Git to install.

6. Select the “Done” button when the “The software was installed” dialog box appears.

7. Type the command in red to verify Git was installed.

~ $ git --version
git version 2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)

8. Configure your name and email in Git.

~ $ git config --global user.name "First Last"
~ $ git config --global user.email username@ucsd.edu